> I don't own a console. I don't have social media accounts. I don't subscribe to media services. I host every network, compute, and data service I consume to t

> I don't own a console. I don't have social media accounts. I don't subscribe to media services. I host every network, compute, and data service I consume to the extent that is practical -- moreover, they are all publicly available and free to use without advertising or donation. I think the key phrase here is "to the extent that is practical" — it depends on your definition of practical. I say this as someone who likely has a similar definition to you. Self-hosting, for various definitions of that, needs to be easier and more seamless for more people to want to do it. There are some products/services that aim to address this; there need to be more.